I trek the Tiger Leaping Gorge in the delightful company of a young American family that is biking around South East Asia with their two lovely girls - aged 4 years and 18 months. I am inspired! All of you with the family excuse - better find another one. It can be done!

Everyone is in love with those babies. Chinese love kids. Even the guys. Even the cool teenage guys. Everyone wants to hold the baby. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it. It looks like traveling with little kids is the most fun you can have. As I said, I'm hugely inspired although moderately happy I don't have a baby on my back for the last leg of the trek that goes up and down the gorge and though some very steep parts cut out in the rock. ***

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